ส่าย
sàaiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] shake; sway side to side
to move something from side to side; to shake or wag (e.g., head, tail, object)
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ส่ายsàaiส่ายsàai[to] shake; sway side to sideหางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietor
The dog wags its tail when it sees its owner.
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He shakes the water bottle slightly before drinking.
The mother waves the fan back and forth for her child because it’s hot.
เธอterส่ายsàaiกระดิ่งgrà-dìngเบาbaoๆ-จนjonเกิดgèrtเสียงsĭiangกรุ๊งกริ๊งgrúung gríingเรียกrîakเด็กdèkๆ-ให้มาhâi maaรวมตัวruuam dtuua
She gently shook the bell, making a jingling sound to gather the children.
Mom shakes the sieve side to side to sift the flour finely before baking the cake.
He waved the paper fan side to side to spread the breeze throughout the room.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaส่ายsàaiกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnล้างláangผักpàkในnaiน้ำnáamหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángให้hâiดินdinหลุดlùtออกɔ̀ɔk
The vendor moved the colander side to side in water several times to remove the soil from the vegetables.
เธอterส่ายsàaiกระบะทรายgrà-bà saaiเบาbaoๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเมล็ดพืชmá-lét pêutกระจายตัวgrà-jaai dtuuaสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mĕrก่อนgònเพาะpór
She gently moved the sand tray side to side so the seeds spread evenly before germination.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàai
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |